The Strange Case of Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde - Planet PDF
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<strong>The</strong> <strong>Strange</strong> <strong>Case</strong> <strong>of</strong> <strong>Dr</strong>. <strong>Jekyll</strong> <strong>and</strong> <strong>Mr</strong>. <strong>Hyde</strong><br />
he condemned the fear as a disloyalty, <strong>and</strong> broke the seal.<br />
Within there was another enclosure, likewise sealed, <strong>and</strong><br />
marked upon the cover as ‘not to be opened till the death<br />
or disappearance <strong>of</strong> <strong>Dr</strong>. Henry <strong>Jekyll</strong>.’ Utterson could not<br />
trust his eyes. Yes, it was disappearance; here again, as in<br />
the mad will which he had long ago restored to its author,<br />
here again were the idea <strong>of</strong> a disappearance <strong>and</strong> the name<br />
<strong>of</strong> Henry <strong>Jekyll</strong> bracketed. But in the will, that idea had<br />
sprung from the sinister suggestion <strong>of</strong> the man <strong>Hyde</strong>; it<br />
was set there with a purpose all too plain <strong>and</strong> horrible.<br />
Written by the h<strong>and</strong> <strong>of</strong> Lanyon, what should it mean A<br />
great curiosity came on the trustee, to disregard the<br />
prohibition <strong>and</strong> dive at once to the bottom <strong>of</strong> these<br />
mysteries; but pr<strong>of</strong>essional honour <strong>and</strong> faith to his dead<br />
friend were stringent obligations; <strong>and</strong> the packet slept in<br />
the inmost corner <strong>of</strong> his private safe.<br />
It is one thing to mortify curiosity, another to conquer<br />
it; <strong>and</strong> it may be doubted if, from that day forth, Utterson<br />
desired the society <strong>of</strong> his surviving friend with the same<br />
eagerness. He thought <strong>of</strong> him kindly; but his thoughts<br />
were disquieted <strong>and</strong> fearful. He went to call indeed; but<br />
he was perhaps relieved to be denied admittance; perhaps,<br />
in his heart, he preferred to speak with Poole upon the<br />
doorstep <strong>and</strong> surrounded by the air <strong>and</strong> sounds <strong>of</strong> the open<br />
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